Convertible car



(No Model.)

M. E. POST.

CONVERTIBLE GAR,

Patented July 13,1897.

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vention.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY E. POST, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONVERTIBLE CAR.

SPECIFICATION vforming part of Letters Patent No. 586,243, dated July 13, 1,897. Application filed October 29, 1896. Serial No. 610,438. (No model.)

To (all u'l/ont it 'HMI/,U concern- Beit known that I, MARY E. POST, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Convertible Oars,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a novel construction of convertible car, whereby street-railway, passenger, or other cars can be readily and expeditiously converted from an open to a closed car, and vice versa.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a portion of a convertible car embodying my in- Fig. 2 represents a section on line c Fig. l, viewed in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 8 represents a section on line y y, Fig. l, viewed in direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 represents an enlarged sectional view similar to the lower portion of Fig. 2, showing the location of the pocket and the panels and windows therein. Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of a window-sash employed, to be hereinafter referred to. Fig. 6 represents a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the locking device for securing the upper windowsash in position when the car has been converted from an open to a closed car.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several gures.

A designates a car, the same being mounted upon a suitable running-gear or trucks B.

C designates the iioor of the car, which is suitably supported and has secured adjacent thereto in any suitable manner the pocket D, which runs longitudinally of the car on either side thereof, said pocket having a base E and an outer and inner wall F G', respectively, the latter wall in the present instance being substantially in contact with the floor O and serving as a support for the strips G, upon which the seats H are supported, said seats being provided with the back J, which may be reversible in the usual manner, as is evident.

The floor C, which is above the base E of the pocket D, is supported on the upper flange of the angle or channeled irons DX, which are secured in any suitable manner to the inner wall G' of the said pocket, the under face of the lower flange of said angle-iron being substantially ilush with the lower edge of said base E.

K designates upright-s which are located at suitable intervals at the sides of the car and have the outer faces provided with the grooves L, M, and N, which are in substantial alinement with each other, as will be evident from Fig. 3.

P designates longitudinally extending strips located at each side of the car, each ot' said strips being secured to the inner face of an outer strip Q, which is supported in any suitable manner.

R designates the roof of the car, which extends on either side of the strip Q inwardly to the upright Walls S', which are provided with windows or ventilators T, the top S being supported on said walls S'.

U designates a notch or recess in the inner face of the strip P, as indicated on an enlarged scale in Fig. 6, said notch being adapted to be engaged by the nose of the hook V, which is attached to the spring W, the latter being secured to the sash X, which assumes the highest position when the car has been converted to a closed car.

A' designates a pin which is attached to the spring V and passes through the opening B' in the sash X, said pin serving as a guide for said spring.

C designates a lip or fiange (best seen in Fig. 4) which extends inwardly at the lower portion of the sash X and is adapted to engage the lip or flange B2, which extends outwardly from the upper portion of the sash D', which latter has a lip F' extending inwardly from its lower portion and adapt-ed to engage the lip E', which extends outwardly from the upper portion of the panel H', which is in proximity to the wall G', said panel having a laterally outwardly deflected foot J', which 'assumes the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4 when the parts are arranged for a closed and IOO car from an open to a closed car, it is only necessary to raise the sash X, whereupon by the engagement of the lips C and B2 the sash D' Will be raised, and, lastly, by the engagenient of the lips F and E the panel l-I Will be raised, the parts then assuming the position seen in Fig. 2, at which point the engagement of the hook V With the recess U Will hold the sashes and panels in the position indicated in Fig. 2 and at the left of Fig. l.

It will of course be understood that the arrangement of the sashes X and D will be such that the Wooden portion thereof Will not obstruct the lView of the occupants of the car, as Will be understood froin'Fig. l.

It Will of course be evident that While I have omitted some portions of the structure from one gure in the drawings for the sake of clearness of illustration the same will be found to be fully shown in other views, and it will further be apparent that slight changes may be made by those skilled in the art Which Will come within the scope of my invention, and I do not therefore desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction I have herein described and shown.

If desired, the glass of the sashes X and D may be made to overlap when the parts are in the position seen in Fig. l, or the frames thereof may be made of White-metal, so as to imparta pleasing appearance to the car. It

Will also be apparent that, if desired, the panel II may be composed of glass protected by Wire-screen or such other material as may be convenient.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a convertible car, a floor, a pocket adapted to hold adjustable side panels and sashes, an angle-iron secured to the inner Wall of said pocket and having an upper ange on which said floor is supported, and a lower iange substantially ilush With the base of said pocket. l

2. A convertible car having longitudinallyextending pockets D on each side thereof, panels Il contained therein, and'each provided With a foot J' and lip E', window-sashes D', having the lips B2, F', WindoW-sashes X, provided with the lips C', and hooks V, a strip P located in the upper portion of a car, and having recesses U therein, adapted to be engaged by said hooks.

3. In a convertible car, a pocket, a panel contained therein provided with a foot and lip, a Window-sash having lips on its upper and lower ends, a sash having a lip on its lower end, and a spring-hook on its upper end, a pin attached to said spring and passing through an opening in said latter-inentioned sash, and a recessed strip on the upper part of said car.

MARY E. POST.

Vitnesses:

JOHN A. VIEDERSHEIM, XVM. C. XVIEDERSHEIM. 

